Recession-core: the microtrend to end microtrends
From Alix Earle to Kombucha Girl, influencers suggest that their enviable lives are achievable through the perfect pair of gold hoops, an iron clad VPN...
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Fetii
They came on slowly and then all at once. There were signs alluding to their oncoming invasion. They popped up at the school in Athens...
The face behind the design
With my time at The Technique coming to an end, it’s hard to believe that it’s actually over. Three years ago, when I came in...
Reflections from the outgoing editor-in-chief
The Technique has a tradition of its graduating staff penning a “swan song” piece looking back at their time at the Institute. But, since even...
The conflict of paywalling journalism
It is election season (or any regular day, really), and you get tired of all the articles that fade out to white and read: “Subscribe...
I’m a helluva non-engineer
“Swan Songs,” a tradition at the Technique where senior staff members get to write something of a “farewell piece” before their graduation. Even after I...
The untold value of sports
Throughout my time as a student journalist at the Technique, some people have asked me why I chose to write about sports. My first answer...
How I figured out my own desire path
A desire path is an urban planner’s worst nightmare, a gardener’s recurring inconvenience and an unpunctual Tech student’s dream — a somewhat eroded shortcut due...
Why I am moving back to India post graduation
I still remember the night I got my Georgia Tech acceptance email in 2020. I had just finished high school and was back home. It...
Lessons from the 2024-25 year: consensus opinion
Reflecting on Tech They say that all good things must come to an end, but maybe they don’t have to. Even after finals come and...
The Sterile City: Designed for Use, Not for us
Cruise down a city street today, and it hits you — a strange emptiness, like the soul of a place has vanished. Block after block...
Nihilism deprives people of joy
Blame it on the ‘08 Recession, climate change or Tumblr’s own Matty Healy, buta nihilism somehow became cool. There is a lot of social clout...
Cool Kids Don’t Use AI Instead of Google
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is as inescapable as the Atlanta pollen, but users are glossing over the extreme environmental and ethical issues as companies replace jobs...
All hobbies are valuable
Hobbies are not a wasteful or meaningless pastime — they are a reflection of yourself. What you choose to do when you have a rare...
Lessons from Kendrick Lamar’s halftime show
Kendrick Lamar’s Superbowl LIX performance captured politics’ entrenchment in the United States today. He argues that everything is a product of the American game and...
The state of the union: women edition
Today we aim to address the state of the union as we see it, as two women of Tech. While women might have the right...
The Price of Being a Woman: Consensus Opinion
Tackling the pink tax on campus Women pay more for everyday essentials — not because the products are better or significantly different, but because they...
The danger of the Trump is king rhetoric
The foundation of America is based upon the value of democracy as a departure from monarchy to ensure that its citizens would be free and...